By afternoon, Amber had handed Feng Chen the villa's keys and address, along with all the research materials they had agreed upon.
"The furniture inside is all there, but that villa hasn't been used in a long time. You'll have to clean it yourselves."
That was Otto's message, conveyed through Amber.
After taking the keys and confirming the location, Feng Chen was just about to have Rita pack their things when he discovered that Rita had already finished packing and was standing behind him with Bianca.
"I haven't even informed you yet. How did you—"
"A maid who can't anticipate her master's thoughts would be an incompetent maid, wouldn't she?"
If Rita had said that before, it might not have meant much. It would have merely been her way of teasing Feng Chen and explaining how she knew what he was thinking. But now... didn't it sound exactly like she was provoking Bella, one of Feng Chen's current lovers?
"Rita said we might be moving out, and then I received an order from the Overseer. It's as simple as that."
That was Bianca's explanation. So Otto really had sold him out after all—and he had originally wanted to give them a surprise.
"Then let's go."
Otto had even thoughtfully included coordinates with the villa's location, allowing Feng Chen to teleport there using Sirin's power. If Otto's ambitions weren't so great, and if he didn't treat the Valkyries like tools, Feng Chen might even have felt like praising him right now.
Although he wouldn't eat food offered as charity, when something was delicious, he still had to enjoy it a little. As the saying went, one didn't strike someone who wore a smile. Since Otto had agreed to give it to him, why not accept it?
Besides, this was the Overseer